Research
Research
BBN is an active partner in research and intervention collaborations in the field of Maternal and Child Health in India.
For this study we conducted interviews with 320 women in the postpartum ward of Vani Villas hospital who had planned on birthing at another facility but ended up having their babies at Vani Villas.
Nagavarapu S, Shridhar V, Kropp N, Murali L, Balachandra SS, Prasad R, Kilaru A. Reasons for obstetric referrals from community facilities to a tertiary obstetric facility: A study from Southern Karnataka. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jul;8(7):2378-2383.
Reasons for obstetric referrals from community facilities to a tertiary obstetric facility: A study from Southern Karnataka
For this study we conducted interviews with 320 women in the postpartum ward of Vani Villas hospital who had planned on birthing at another facility, but ended up having their babies at Vani Villas. This study resulted in a few key findings: 95% of the women made a decision to transfer to the tertiary hospital after the onset of labour and 35% of the women had to take loans to cover the expenses of childbirth.
Nagavarapu S, Shridhar V, Kropp N, Murali L, Balachandra SS, Prasad R, Kilaru A. Reasons for obstetric referrals from community facilities to a tertiary obstetric facility: A study from Southern Karnataka. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jul;8(7):2378-2383. Click here
Reasons for obstetric referrals from community facilities to a tertiary obstetric facility:
A study from
Southern Karnataka
Journal Of Medicine And Primary Care, April 2019
Our study was conducted in the postpartum ward of Vani Vilas hospital and resulted in a few key findings.
Nagavarapu S, Shridhar V, Kropp N, Murali L, Balachandra SS, Prasad R, Kilaru A. Reasons for obstetric referrals from community facilities to a tertiary obstetric facility: A study from Southern Karnataka. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jul;8(7):2378-2383.
Formative research to reduce unnecessary Cesarean sections (India)
This UCLAN led study sought the views of stakeholders (women, healthcare professionals and healthcare administrators) about the readability and acceptability of the 12 research modules, in India, before the final version of the formative research generic protocol is agreed. BBN conducted field interviews, recorded and translated results and contributed to writing the report which was submitted to WHO.
Bohren MA, Opiyo N, Kingdon C, Downe S, Betrán AP. Optimising the use of caesarean section: a generic formative research protocol for implementation preparation.
Reprod Health. 2019;16(1):170. Published 2019 Nov 19. Click here
Readability & acceptability of 12 World Health Organization (WHO) qualitative research modules.
Readability & acceptability of 12 World Health Organization (WHO) qualitative research modules.
Formative research to reduce unnecessary Cesarean sections (India)
This UCLAN led study sought the views of stakeholders (women, healthcare professionals and healthcare administrators) about the readability and acceptability of the 12 research modules, in India, before the final version of the formative research generic protocol is agreed. BBN conducted field interviews, recorded and translated results and contributed to writing the report which was submitted to WHO.
Bohren MA, Opiyo N, Kingdon C, Downe S, Betrán AP. Optimising the use of caesarean section: a generic formative research protocol for implementation preparation.
Reprod Health. 2019;16(1):170. Published 2019 Nov 19. Click here
Formative research to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections (India)
This UCLAN-led study sought the views of stakeholders (women, healthcare professionals and healthcare administrators) about the readability and acceptability of the 12 research modules, in India, before the final version of the formative research generic protocol is agreed. BBN conducted field interviews, recorded and translated results and contributed to writing the report which was submitted to the WHO.
Bohren MA, Opiyo N, Kingdon C, Downe S, Betrán AP. Optimising the use of caesarean section: a generic formative research protocol for implementation preparation.
Reprod Health. 2019;16(1):170. Published 2019 Nov 19. Click here
Readability & acceptability of 12 World Health Organization (WHO) qualitative research modules.
Wearable Technologies For Positive Pregnancy Lifestyles
We have undertaken high quality, qualitative research on Wearable Technologies – assessing acceptability of remote sensing devices.
Focus group discussions to explore the acceptability of a mobile monitoring system for use in women’s solidarity groups to measure biomarkers in pregnancy.
Focus group discussions to explore the barriers faced and solutions generated by marginalized women accessing maternal and newborn care and ASHAs serving them
Women’s Solidarity Groups And ASHA Workers
Women’s Solidarity Groups And ASHA Workers
Focus group discussions to explore the barriers faced and solutions generated by marginalized women accessing maternal and newborn care and ASHAs serving them
Published Work
- Kropp, N., Hartwell, T., and Althabe, F. (2005). “Episiotomy Rates from Eleven Developing Countries”. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 91(No.2):157-159. https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.07.013
- Althabe, F., P. Buekens, E. Bergel, J. Belizán, N. Kropp, L. Wright, N Goco, N. Moss. (2005). “A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Intervention to Facilitate the Development and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Latin American Maternity Hospitals: the Guidelines Trial: Study Protocol”. BMC Women’s Health, 2005 Apr 11;5(1):4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1090598/
- Kilaru A, Mahendra S, Karachiwala B, Matthews Z. (2014) ‘The Rise of Institutional Births in India: Are Maternal and Newborn Risks Adequately Addressed?’, in Moore R and Gowda R(eds) India’s Risks -Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health, and Values. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
- Kilaru A, Karachiwala B, Matthews Z. (2010) Caste Disparities in Maternal Health Care in Rural Karnataka (2010). Panos Institute, New Delhi, India.
- Matthews Z, Ramakrishna J, Mahendra S, Kilaru A, Ganapathy S. Birthrights and rituals in rural south India: Care-seeking in the intra partum period, Journal of Biosocial Science 37(4): 385-411, July 2005. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/abs/birth-rights-and-rituals-in-rural-south-india-care-seeking-in-the-intrapartum-period/813A6A1F3A683418BB1DD8426BCE44EF
- Kilaru A, Griffiths PL, Ganapathy S and Ghosh S. Community-based Nutrition Education for Improving Infant Growth in Rural Karnataka. Indian Pediatrics, vol 42: 425 – 432. May 2005 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15923688/
- Kilaru, A, Matthews, Z, Mahendra, S, Ramakrishna, J and Ganapathy, S. (2004) ‘She has a tender body’: Postpartum care and care-seeking in rural south India, in Unnithan, M. (ed) Reproductive agency, medicine and the state. Berghahn Books, Oxford, UK. https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Unnithan-KumarReproductive
- Ganapathy, S. Matthews, Z., Ramakrishna J., Mahendra, S and Kilaru, A. (2002) Sociocultural determinants of maternal health in rural south India. Working paper No 8. Opportunities and Choices Working Papers, University of Southampton, 2002. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08d44ed915d3cfd001916/HOppsWork8.pdf
- Ghosh, S, Kilaru A and Ganapathy S. (2002) Nutrition Education and Infant Growth in Rural Indian Infants: Narrowing the Gender Gap? Journal of the Indian Medical Association, pp 483-490, August 2002. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12675178/
- Matthews, Z, Mahendra, S, Kilaru, A and Ganapathy, S. (2001), Antenatal care, care-seeking and morbidity in rural Karnataka, India: Results of a prospective study, Asia-Pacific Population Journal, June 2001, pp11-28. https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/journals/15644278/16/2/1#abstract_content
Recent presentations
- – 15th International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference, Hyderabad, India, December 2-4, 2020. “Narratives of Care-seeking among vulnerable populations.”
- – BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARCE SOCIETY FOR PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH, September 2018, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Bangalore. “Referrals in Low Resource Settings – Women’s Experiences of Birth.”
- – WORLD CONGRESS OF BIOETHICS, Bangalore, December 2018, “Ethical concerns in Maternal Health Services in Bangalore.”
Published Work
- Kilaru A, Mahendra S, Karachiwala B, Matthews Z. (2014) ‘The Rise of Institutional Births in India: Are Maternal and Newborn Risks Adequately Addressed?’, in Moore R and Gowda R(eds) India’s Risks -Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health, and Values. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
- Kilaru A, Karachiwala B, Matthews Z. (2010) Caste Disparities in Maternal Health Care in Rural Karnataka (2010). Panos Institute, New Delhi, India.
- Matthews Z, Ramakrishna J, Mahendra S, Kilaru A, Ganapathy S. Birthrights and rituals in rural south India: Care-seeking in the intra partum period, Journal of Biosocial Science 37(4): 385-411, July 2005. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/abs/birth-rights-and-rituals-in-rural-south-india-care-seeking-in-the-intrapartum-period/813A6A1F3A683418BB1DD8426BCE44EF
- Kropp, N., Hartwell, T., and Althabe, F. (2005). “Episiotomy Rates from Eleven Developing Countries”. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 91(No.2):157-159. https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.07.013
- Althabe, F., P. Buekens, E. Bergel, J. Belizán, N. Kropp, L. Wright, N Goco, N. Moss. (2005). “A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Intervention to Facilitate the Development and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Latin American Maternity Hospitals: the Guidelines Trial: Study Protocol”. BMC Women’s Health, 2005 Apr 11;5(1):4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1090598/
- Kilaru A, Griffiths PL, Ganapathy S and Ghosh S. Community-based Nutrition Education for Improving Infant Growth in Rural Karnataka. Indian Pediatrics, vol 42: 425 – 432. May 2005 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15923688/
- Kilaru, A, Matthews, Z, Mahendra, S, Ramakrishna, J and Ganapathy, S. (2004) ‘She has a tender body’: Postpartum care and care-seeking in rural south India, in Unnithan, M. (ed) Reproductive agency, medicine and the state. Berghahn Books, Oxford, UK. https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Unnithan-KumarReproductive
- Ganapathy, S. Matthews, Z., Ramakrishna J., Mahendra, S and Kilaru, A. (2002) Sociocultural determinants of maternal health in rural south India. Working paper No 8. Opportunities and Choices Working Papers, University of Southampton, 2002. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08d44ed915d3cfd001916/HOppsWork8.pdf
- Ghosh, S, Kilaru A and Ganapathy S. (2002) Nutrition Education and Infant Growth in Rural Indian Infants: Narrowing the Gender Gap? Journal of the Indian Medical Association, pp 483-490, August 2002. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12675178/
- Matthews, Z, Mahendra, S, Kilaru, A and Ganapathy, S. (2001), Antenatal care, care-seeking and morbidity in rural Karnataka, India: Results of a prospective study, Asia-Pacific Population Journal, June 2001, pp11-28. https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/journals/15644278/16/2/1#abstract_content
- 15th International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference, Hyderabad, India, December 2-4, 2020. “Narratives of Care-seeking among vulnerable populations.”
- BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARCE SOCIETY FOR PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH, September 2018, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Bangalore. “Referrals in Low Resource Settings – Women’s Experiences of Birth.”
- WORLD CONGRESS OF BIOETHICS, Bangalore, December 2018, “Ethical concerns in Maternal Health Services in Bangalore.”
Published Work
1)Kropp, N., Hartwell, T., and Althabe, F. (2005). “Episiotomy Rates from Eleven Developing Countries”. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 91(No.2):157-159.
https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.07.013
2)Althabe, F., P. Buekens, E. Bergel, J. Belizán, N. Kropp, L. Wright, N Goco, N. Moss. (2005). “A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Intervention to Facilitate the Development and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Latin American Maternity Hospitals: the Guidelines Trial: Study Protocol”. BMC Women’s Health, 2005 Apr 11;5(1):4.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1090598/
3)Kilaru A, Mahendra S, Karachiwala B, Matthews Z. (2014) ‘The Rise of Institutional Births in India: Are Maternal and Newborn Risks Adequately Addressed?’, in Moore R and Gowda R(eds) India’s Risks -Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health, and Values. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
https://esgindia.org/new/campaigns/uncategorized/new-book-indias-risks-democratizing-the-management-of-threats-to-environment-health-and-values/
4)Kilaru A, Karachiwala B, Matthews Z. (2010) Caste Disparities in Maternal Health Care in Rural Karnataka (2010). Panos Institute, New Delhi, India.
5)Matthews Z, Ramakrishna J, Mahendra S, Kilaru A, Ganapathy S. Birthrights and rituals in rural south India: Care-seeking in the intra partum period, Journal of Biosocial Science 37(4): 385-411, July 2005. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/abs/birth-rights-and-rituals-in-rural-south-india-care-seeking-in-the-intrapartum-period/813A6A1F3A683418BB1DD8426BCE44EF
6) Kilaru A, Griffiths PL, Ganapathy S and Ghosh S. Community-based Nutrition Education for Improving Infant Growth in Rural Karnataka. Indian Pediatrics, vol 42: 425 – 432. May 2005 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15923688/
7)Kilaru, A, Matthews, Z, Mahendra, S, Ramakrishna, J and Ganapathy, S. (2004) ‘She has a tender body’: Postpartum care and care-seeking in rural south India, in Unnithan, M. (ed) Reproductive agency, medicine and the state. Berghahn Books, Oxford, UK.
https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Unnithan-KumarReproductive
8)Ganapathy, S. Matthews, Z., Ramakrishna J., Mahendra, S and Kilaru, A. (2002) Sociocultural determinants of maternal health in rural south India. Working paper No 8. Opportunities and Choices Working Papers, University of Southampton, 2002. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08d44ed915d3cfd001916/HOppsWork8.pdf
9)Ghosh, S, Kilaru A and Ganapathy S. (2002) Nutrition Education and Infant Growth in Rural Indian Infants: Narrowing the Gender Gap? Journal of the Indian Medical Association, pp 483-490, August 2002. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12675178/
10)Matthews, Z, Mahendra, S, Kilaru, A and Ganapathy, S. (2001), Antenatal care, care-seeking and morbidity in rural Karnataka, India: Results of a prospective study, Asia-Pacific Population Journal, June 2001, pp11-28. https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/journals/15644278/16/2/1#abstract_content
11)Recent presentations
– 15th International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference, Hyderabad, India, December 2-4, 2020. “Narratives of Care-seeking among vulnerable populations.”
– BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARCE SOCIETY FOR PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH, September 2018, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Bangalore. “Referrals in Low Resource Settings – Women’s Experiences of Birth.”
– WORLD CONGRESS OF BIOETHICS, Bangalore, December 2018, “Ethical concerns in Maternal Health Services in Bangalore.”
